Leinster Suffer First RDS Defeat Since 2013

It was a bad day for Leinster in the Pro 12 yesterday. Matt O'Connor's men suffered their first lost at the RDS since March 2013 as they went down 16-14 to Newport Gwent Dragons.

Dave Kearney with Leinster's sole try of the game - the rest of Leinster's points came from the boot of Jimmy Gopperth.

The game also saw Leinster with three concussions - the most worrying was for Richardt Strauss. After just two minutes the Irish hooker was taken off the field but having passed the head injury assessments he returned in the eighth minute but then in the 26th minute Strauss sustained a second impact to the head and was replaced by Aaron Dundon.

Elsewhere in the Pro 12 Connacht suffered a big setback in their bid to seal an all-important top six place. They lost 32-14 at Scarlets.